Rebellious Contract Beast

The temperature this summer is particularly high. The scorching sun hanging high in the sky is burning the earth like fire, and the air is filled with the smell of heat.

The summer breeze blew, blowing up the branches of the willow trees in the yard, making a rustling sound. The cicadas chirped loudly, as if they were accusing the summer heat and protesting against the unbearable heat.

The shop's curtains were half-drawn, blocking out the scorching light and making the shop seem cooler. The man guarding the shop was lying on a rocking chair, fanning himself unconsciously with a fan in his hand, trying to dispel some of the heat.

The summer wind came and went quickly, and the swaying willow branches stopped, replaced by a rustling sound, which was the sound of someone lifting the door curtain.

Seeing a customer coming in, the man guarding the store closed his eyes and said without raising his head: "A customer is coming. Welcome to this place. This is Xiuqing Arrow House. You can choose whatever you want to buy. But if you don't have money, don't touch anything. The things here are precious. If you break them, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Excuse me, what's your name, shopkeeper?"

"I told you to pick out the things you want to buy, don't ask me."

"Hmm..." The person who entered the shop was silent for a while, and soon another person spoke up: "Excuse me, is Miss Lin here?"

"Which Miss Lin?"

"Shopkeeper, you are joking. Who else could Miss Lin from Xiuqing Archery House be?"

"..."

The man guarding the shop stopped talking, swung the fan in his hand, opened his eyes impatiently, and began to look at the customers entering the shop.

There were three of them in total, all men, dressed very elegantly and meticulously. Judging from their clothes, he was not sure where these three people came from. However, as Lin Xiayu's servant, he had worked in the Lin family for so many years, so he was very familiar with how to judge people by their appearance.

Judging from the tone of the three people's greetings, their backgrounds should not be that important. Without saying anything else, at least they cannot afford to offend their own young lady.

After thinking for a moment, the storekeeper sat up from the rocking chair and asked casually, "Who are you?"

"Oh, we are employees of Tianxiaren Group. We are here to discuss a business deal with Miss Lin."

"Tianxiaren Group? What is that?"

The man guarding the store looked confused. He had never heard of such a force in Jiangzhou City.

The three people opposite were also stunned when they heard his words, and couldn't help but look at each other.

During this period of time, the Tiger Gang has been vigorously promoting the business of the Tianxiaren Group. You can learn a thing or two about it just by going out for a walk. However, the store keeper has a confused expression on his face, and it is obvious that he is the kind of person who seldom goes out.

“It’s okay if you don’t know the Tianxiaren Group, but you should have heard of the Zhonghu Gang, right?”

"Of course I know about the Tiger Gang. What do you mean?"

"Boss, we are also members of the Tiger Gang. The Tianxia Group was established with our help."

"I see. You just said you wanted to discuss business with my lady? What business?"

"Well..." The Tianxiaren Group employee who took the lead looked at his companion next to him, clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry, boss, can you let us meet Miss Lin first?"

"Humph!"

He said this very firmly, and the other meaning in his words was obviously that some things were not up to the store keeper to decide.

Hearing this, the man guarding the store snorted coldly, but didn't say anything. He stood up from the rocking chair and said, "You guys wait here first. I'll go in and inform them. But whether my young lady sees you or not is up to her. If she doesn't see you, I'm sorry."

"Then I'll trouble you, shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper shook his head, turned around, opened the small door at the back of the shop and left. He did not ask the three to sit down, and the three did not dare to move around and could only wait.

And this wait lasted for nearly half an hour.

The shopkeeper took a long time to come back, and the three of them were a little unbearable to stand, so they looked at each other.

Should I say that the people Lin Xiayu chose really don't know how to do business? There are so many magical instruments in the store, and they are all high-quality. Although there may not be a constant stream of customers, it can at least not be too quiet, right?
But during this half hour, there was not a single customer in the store.

Actually, who is Lin Xiayu? She is the daughter of the famous Lin family in Jiangzhou. The bows sold in the shop are all gifts given to her by others in the past in order to make friends with the Lin family. Each one is a fine product, and the price is naturally not low.

There are tens of thousands of people practicing cultivation in the world, but not everyone has tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy a magic weapon. If a magic weapon must be purchased, then the one with the best cost-effectiveness will be given priority.

Obviously, the bow-type magical weapons sold in the store are not the most cost-effective ones.

Besides, the customer is God. The service attitude of the shopkeeper of Xiuqing Archery House is extremely poor. Who would want to suffer when buying something?
Therefore, most of the customers who come to the store are children of big families. They have to deliberately pay a higher price to buy bows and arrows here, not for any reason, just to make friends with the Lin family. Normally, no one comes here, which allows the store keeper to be lazy and slack off every day.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the small door behind the shop opened and the shopkeeper finally appeared in the sight of the three people.

"Boss, may I ask...what is the situation?"

The shopkeeper glanced at the three people one by one, nodded gently, and said, "You are very lucky. My lady is willing to see you. Come on, this way."

"Thank you very much, shopkeeper!"

The three of them were delighted and hurriedly followed. One of them thought of something and quickly took out a box from his arms and handed it to the storekeeper, saying, "Boss, this is a small specialty from our Hall Master Qu. I hope you can accept it."

The storekeeper glanced at him, accepted it doubtfully, opened the box, and found white silver ingots inside. He immediately raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You are really thoughtful. My hard work is worth it. Hahaha! Let's go."

"okay."

Seeing him smile happily, the three of them laughed along with him. However, when the shopkeeper turned around, the three of them wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

That was close. I almost forgot about this.

Fortunately, it was not too late and the matter was settled.

Just like that, the three of them followed the shopkeeper out of the back door of the shop, crossed straight across an elegant courtyard, and came to a small hall opposite. When they entered the door, a young girl in gorgeous clothes hurried out with her head down. There was only one person left in the hall, a young woman wearing a black tight suit, with her hair tied up high, looking heroic and valiant. Who else could it be but the eldest daughter of the Lin family?

She was holding a round fan in her hand and gently waving it. She was lying lazily on the chair. When she saw the three people, she waved them and said, "Come in."

"Yes, Miss Lin."

The three of them walked into the hall cautiously. Needless to say, they greeted the eldest lady of the Lin family. Soon, they sat down at the other party's gesture.

"I heard from my servants that you came to me to discuss a business. Tell me, what is the business?"

"Ms. Lin, this matter cannot be fully explained in a short time. Please take a look at this first."

The Tianxiaren Group employee who took the lead took out some documents and handed them over respectfully.

There was a lot of content in these documents, a total of five sheets of paper, all filled with text. Seeing these documents, Lin Xiayu's brows immediately frowned. She had never been interested in reading books and writing, and was only interested in martial arts.

These three guys showed her so many things right away, which made her unhappy. But for some reason, she still kept her temper, took the documents, and read them casually.

She had intended to read the document quickly and then give a reply, but her eyes stayed on the document for about ten seconds, and her expression gradually became serious.

A few minutes later, she finished reading all the contents, put the document in her hand aside, and looked at the three people with a smile.

The atmosphere around was very quiet. The shopkeeper who brought the three people in felt something was wrong, but he opened his mouth and then closed it again smartly.

"Ms. Lin? What do you think?"

"Heh, your gang leader is quite ambitious."

"Ms. Lin, if we have done something wrong, I hope you can forgive us, but we do have a clear plan for the future. I think our goals are consistent with those of Ms. Lin and the Lin family behind you."

"Haha." Lin Xiayu smiled, picked up the document and waved it in front of the three people, and asked, "Are all the things on it thought up by Wu Gong?"

"No."

"Oh, not him? Then who is it?"

"He is the leader of our Tiger Gang."

"What does this mean? Are you teasing me?"

"Miss Lin, you misunderstood. We came to see you this time with the sincerity to cooperate with the Lin family. I won't hide some things from you. In fact, our leader is not Wu Gong."

"If it's not Wu Gong, then who is it?"

"Miss, our real leader has always been a mystery. Even we don't know who he is. So I'm sorry, we can't answer this question."

"Heh~" Lin Xiayu laughed again, not knowing what it meant. However, she didn't care who the leader of the Tiger Gang was, as long as he didn't disturb her. What she found interesting was the content of the document.

Let’s not talk about those unimportant things. To sum it up in one sentence, the Tianxiaren Group behind the Tiger Gang actually wants to extend its hands to all walks of life in Jiangzhou City.

It might not sound like a big deal at first, but after reading it, she found it incredible. According to the plan of the Tiger Gang, it won't be long before most items in Jiangzhou City will be given value and become commodities. The Tiger Gang controls all walks of life and completely dominates the economy of Jiangzhou City. How much profit will that generate?
It is difficult for Lin Xiayu to estimate in a short period of time. Once the goal of the Zhonghu Gang is achieved, there is no doubt that the Zhonghu Gang will become the richest force in Jiangzhou, and the families that cooperate with it will also have endless wealth.

However, we have to put the word "endless" in quotation marks. After all, once you have wealth, the key is how to keep it.

This is the key point. The Tiger Gang came to me and wanted to get the Lin family to be the gang's backer. The benefit is that the Lin family will be one of the biggest beneficiaries.

But this is not all. The Tiger Gang has not only set their sights on Jiangzhou City, but also the economies of other city-states in Jiangzhou. They want to use the same means to completely control the businesses in other cities. In this way, more than 70% of the wealth in the entire Jiangzhou area will flow to one destination, that is, the Tianxiaren Group.

And one-half of the wealth that flows to the Tianxiaren Group will flow to the major families that cooperate with it. How much silver will that be?

Lin Xiayu didn't dare to think about it. This was simply not comparable to the annual tribute paid by those big families.

If the Lin family chooses to cooperate, in time, money will become just a number to the Lin family, and the Lin family can completely break away from the secular world and become a secluded family.

To obtain these things, the Lin family's contribution is very simple. They only need to become the backer of the Tiger Gang and allow them to use the Lin family's name to do things. That's all.

This is a win-win situation. The Tiger Gangs make a lot of money, while the Lin family and those big families who choose to cooperate make a lot of money without any investment!

"...Besides my Lin family, is there also the Wu family?"

"Yes, Miss Lin."

"Why, do you think my Lin family is not as good as the Wu family? You want to have the best of both worlds, don't you know that there is a grudge between my Lin family and the Wu family?"

"My lady, I'm surprised by your words. Our leader once said that it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Although the Lin family and the Wu family have grievances, when will the cycle of revenge end? Instead of being hostile to each other, why don't we cooperate and win together? We all have a bright future. We can't just stay in Jiangzhou forever, right?"

"Humph."

Lin Xiayu snorted. This was true. Instead of both sides scheming against each other, it would be better to cooperate together and head for the sea of ​​stars. This would be the most correct choice.

After all, that's how big families are. Once there is a common interest, both sides will immediately put aside their hostility and make peace.

After that, Lin Xiayu fell silent, fanning herself gently in her hand and saying something. The three Tianxiaren Group employees sitting on the side did not speak either, and just waited quietly.

After a while, Lin Xiayu finally spoke up and asked, "How do you plan to divide the profits?"

"Of course the Lin family gets the lion's share, and we get the smaller share."

"Really? How small?"

"Seven to three, seven for the Lin family and three for us. What do you think, Miss Lin?"

"I don't think it's appropriate."

"So what does Miss Lin mean?"

"Twenty-eight, split. You two, we eight."

"This one……"

"unwilling?"

"Ms. Lin, whether it's the Tiger Gang or the Tianxia Group, there are many people waiting to eat, and the expenses are very high. This kind of split is not impossible, but we have to ask the hall master first before we can give this answer."

"That's fine, but I'll be frank with you. If I say 28, I mean it. Don't expect me to change my mind."

"It is our honor to cooperate with the Lin family. I will tell this to Master Qu truthfully."

"Well, but don't leave in such a hurry."

"Miss Lin, just give me your orders."

"I heard that the Tiger Gang has a close relationship with Miss Chu Yun of the Zhu family? Is this true?"

"This... should be..." The Tianxiaren Group employee who took the lead replied uncertainly. Hearing this, Lin Xiayu frowned and said coldly: "Give me a definite answer."

"To reply Miss Lin, Miss Chu Yun of the Zhu family is indeed on good terms with the leader of our Tiger Gang, but I don't quite understand why Miss Lin suddenly asked this."

"..."

...(End of chapter)